Paju-si, Recruiting Candidates for Young Farmers' Farming Settlement Support Project Until February 5

Applications Open Until February 5 for Young and Successor Agricultural Managers

Paju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Kyung-il) announced on the 24th that it is recruiting candidates for the ’2025 Young Farmers Farming Settlement Support Project‘ until February 5 next year to expand opportunities for young and promising talents to enter the agricultural sector.

Recruitment Poster for Young Farmers' Agricultural Settlement Support Project. Provided by Paju City

The Young Farmers Farming Settlement Support Project is a nationwide initiative aimed at establishing a virtuous cycle that promotes stable farming settlement for young people facing financial difficulties, lack of startup opportunities, and income instability in the early stages of farming, as well as attracting young and capable talents.

Applicants must be between 18 and under 40 years old, with no farming experience or registered as an agricultural management entity for less than 3 years. Selected candidates can receive farming settlement support funds for up to 3 years of independent management: 1.1 million KRW per month in the first year, 1 million KRW per month in the second year, and 900,000 KRW per month in the third year. Additionally, they can receive successor farmer management funds up to a limit of 500 million KRW (annual interest rate 1.5%, 5-year grace period, 20-year installment repayment).

Furthermore, the successor farmer management project is open to those aged 18 to under 50 years old, with no farming experience or less than 10 years of experience, who have graduated from related agricultural departments or completed relevant education at certified agricultural institutions.

Those wishing to apply can do so through the Agricultural Project Information System without visiting local government offices.

Jang Heung-jung, Director of the Agricultural Technology Center, stated, “We hope many young and capable talents interested in farming will be selected, and we will actively support increasing the initial farming settlement rate and nurturing successor farmers through various young farmer support policies.”

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